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This is determined using data from the Office for National Statistics Gender Pay Gap in the UK 2021. The Fawcett Society uses the mean, full-time […]

Date

1 – 3 April 2022

Location

Eastbourne

The Womens Regional Forum campaign for improvements to women’s rights in the workplace and in the wider community and support campaigns aimed at improving women’s lives.

As a result of COVID-19, many conferences and meetings have had to be cancelled. With this in mind, UNISON South East organised a series of online sessions in place of the usual regional Equality Conference–online and live. The Conference was opened by Regional Manager and Head of Equality, Jo Galloway. “This year has been like […]

We are discriminated against for being Black and for being women, and we exist in both identities at all times. When trying to […]

My role is to provide an activity programme for the inpatients. In December, the ward was hit badly with COVID-19, resulting in all our roles […]

UNISON’s Empowering Women – Live! online event begins with speeches from general secretary Christina McAnea and deputy leader of the Labour Party Angela Rayner As a result of COVID-19, many conferences and meetings have had to be cancelled. With this in mind, the national women’s committee has organised a series of online events in place […]

New domestic abuse protection orders will help to prevent abusive partners coming to victims’ workplaces As the Domestic Abuse Bill moves through Parliament to become law, UNISON has won a key amendment to ensure that domestic abuse protection orders (DAPOs) will apply to the workplace. The new protection orders are set to replace domestic violence […]

However, the majority of cases of FGM/C are thought to take place before the age of 8 with half of all FGM taking place before the on 5 years. It is believed that FGM/C […]

Women make great Health and Safety Reps! There has been an increased interest in Health & Safety, and UNISON South East have recruited and are training 70 new Health & Safety Reps to work with employers and their local branch to make work safer for all our members. Reps in most workplaces will receive full […]

The impact of the pandemic on children is also a source of anxiety for many. Of the women who are parents, three in five (59%) are worried about the mental health of […]

Date

20 November 2021 11:00am–12:30pm

Location

UNISON Centre

The Women’s Committee meet on a regular basis to develop policies, promote equality and encourage wider participation of women members at all levels of the union.  The Committee also […]

Date

20 November 2021 9:30am–11:00am

Location

Online Meeting

The Women’s Committee meet on a regular basis to develop policies, promote equality and encourage wider participation of women members at all levels of the union.  The Committee also […]

Date

1 – 2 October 2021

Location

Online meeting

This yearly event is open to all UNISON women members and is a great opportunity for you to meet with other like minded women and to gain a valuable insight into what’s involved in […]

Date

15 July 2021 5:30pm–7:00pm

Location

Online Meeting

The Women’s Committee campaign for improvements to women’s rights in the workplace and in the wider community and support campaigns aimed at improving women’s lives.

International Women’s Day (8 March) is a global celebration of the economic, political and social achievements of women past and present and this year will be particularly important as it marks 100 years since the day was honoured for the first time. For more info: www.internationalwomensday.com Women’s history has been long overlooked. During the month […]